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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (497529)	11/23/2003 11:14:23 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Dukakis had a lot of spunk too. Unions, liberals, educated voters, anti-war types, etc. He too was a little guy with no military experience from an ivory tower world who was firey on the stump but had a very low testosterone level, if you know what I mean. Dukakis lost by a landslide even with a macho old Texan running with him.

To: PartyTime who wrote (497529)	11/23/2003 11:15:11 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Dean Blasts'Washington Claptrap' Dig By MIKE GLOVER AP Political Writer CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Howard Dean dismissed the latest criticism against him by rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination as "Washington claptrap" and said criticism has escalated as his surging campaign built momentum. "I think it's because they think I'm in the lead," Dean said. The latest assault came Sunday in a speech in Cedar Rapids in which Rep. Dick Gephardt, in a pitched battle for Iowa's labor vote in January's caucuses, said Dean was too eager to cut social programs for the disabled and funding for children in poverty during his 12 years as Vermont's governor. "Time after time, when faced with budget shortfalls, Howard Dean's first and only instinct was to cut," Gephardt said. "This is the measure of the man who would be president. I believe in a very different approach from Howard Dean." As Dean has surged in polls he has come under increasing fire, particularly from Gephardt's belittling of Dean's commitment to bedrock Democratic issues like health care and Medicare. Interactive In the Running Latest News Lieberman Cries Foul Over Iowa Debate Dean Blasts'Washington Claptrap' Dig Lawmaker Blasts Bush on Nuclear Project Democrats OK Michigan Internet Voting Carville Pleads for Democratic Donations Speaking in a telephone interview from New York, Dean responded with his own assault on Gephardt's record in Congress. "My response is this is a guy with no executive experience and who has never made a tough decision," Dean said. Dean said Gephardt, D-Mo., former Democratic leader in the House, has been talking about expanding health coverage for nearly 20 years, but nothing has happened. "Dick is great at criticizing, but what has he accomplished?" Dean asked. "This is more Washington claptrap." Gephardt said his remarks merely underscored fundamental differences between his record and Dean's. "Howard Dean wears his bravado as a budget cutter like a badge of honor," Gephardt said. "There is no place for governance without compassion."